foreign enemy; outside invader
armed forces; military; troops
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
flare skirt; flared skirt
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to be torn off; to come off
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
body; physique; build; stature
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
cunning; crafty; wily; sly